From the 1st time I saw this as a young lad on it's intial run on HBO, I have always been a big fan of this picture. Harlem Nights is a prohibition era crime film that unites three generations of comedy legends in one film. With Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Red Foxx, this movie is very funny. But does not get in the way of telling the story and is a very good movie. Richard Pryor is very good in the more dramatic scenes as well and is a key player in making this work. This is however Eddie Murphy's baby and he started, produced and directed it and in my opinion, Harlem Nights is great. Compared to some of the other prohibition era comedies that came out 8n the 80's, Harlem Nights is by far the best of the lot. Especially if you compare this to the slapstick happy Johnny Dangerously or the failed City Heat. Harlem Nights is much better and balances the comedy and drama much better than those other films. Harlem Nights is very funny, but never comes off as stupid and is a great time at the movies. Absolutely a classic and underrated in my opinion.
Review of Harlem Nights
